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ERC O'Brien's statement to the Security Council on Yemen
Mr. President,
There can be no humanitarian solution to the conflict in Yemen. There needs to be a political solution, beginning with an immediate cessation of hostilities. I echo the Special Envoy’s call. All parties and all with...

ERC O'Brien's remarks at High-Level Event on the Humanitarian situation in Yemen
Secretary of State Priti Patel, fellow co-chair Ambassador Hesham Yousef, Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is one of the worst in the world. ...

Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien today released US$50 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for six severely underfunded and neglected aid operations. The funds will provide life-saving assistance for two million people in dire humanitarian need, including 200,000...

The humanitarian community remains deeply alarmed by the intensification of violence across Yemen, where children and women are reportedly being killed and maimed. Ground fighting and air strikes, particularly in Sana’a city and the Governorates of Sana’a, Sa’ada, Taizz, and Al Hudaydah,...

With health facilities dwindling, home-based clinics like Faten Dhanri's (pictured here) provide essential assistance to people in need. Credit: OCHA/Afif Abu Aser
Twenty-five year old Faten Dhanri returned to her village in Haydan District in northern Yemen after leaving her job as a...